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They are fighting in Ukraine and it is not more accessible. Additionally, if the plan is to blame it on the US, other countries, it makes much more sense to blow up a part that is accessible to many more people, countries.
Putin blowing up the pipeline for multiple reasons that do fit his personality and how he operates, supports his plans makes more sense. Is it possible that another, radical group did it? Yes. Is it likely that it is US or NATO allies? No.
The pipelines in Ukraine are more accessible for *everyone*. You are aware that these pipelines are incredibly accessible with a variety of platforms for Russia, right? They could literally blow them up right at the Ukrainian/Russian/Belorussian borders, right? As in, literally not a damned thing anyone could do about it, right? So if they were trying to take away those options, they could do that, blame the Ukes and people move on. That's not what happened though.
Another radical group decided to take a boat out to the middle of the Baltic Sea, send some divers with explosives down, plant explosives all over the place, and then get away? As if this area of the ocean isn't *heavily* monitored by NATO/US specifically because of the proximity to Kaliningrad.
Whoever did this did it with the US support, backing, and at a minimum looking the other way.